Propagation Series – Beer Search Party

November 25, 2015August 30, 2018

Mo’ Blendery Blends

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Looks like the beer fan on your Christmas list will get an early gift. Beachwood Blendery will open up for a couple days next month on December 12th from 2:00pm-10:00pm and then on December 13th from 12:00pm-6:00pm

The Tasting Room Tap list will include + for sale bottles include:
Propagation Series 004 – Ale with Rye, Lactobacillus, and Brettanomyces
Propagation Series 008 – Ale with Spelt, Brettanomyces, and Hallertau Blanc hops
Propagation Series 016 – Ale aged in oak barrels with Brettanomyces
Propagation Series 032 – Ale with Brettanomyces aged in Oak Barrels with Pluots

November 2, 2015August 30, 2018

Blendery in photos

The initial opening peek into the Beachwood Blendery happened yesterday. Now, everyone will have to wait until maybe 2016 to see the space open again.

To some that seems the height of weirdness or folly. Why have a space that is closed?

Because you can’t blend (it’s in the name folks), without aging the beer. And since the brewery next door demands space and ingredients and time too, that means that it will simply take even more time for beers to be ready. Sense a theme? Years may pass before they the Blendery is open on a regular though truncated schedule.

But the first two beers show promise. The Berliner was nice and tart without being puckery and looked hazy and beautiful in the tall glass. The Brett Saison was nice but didn’t sparkle yet. Maybe that will come in time as well.

October 23, 2015August 30, 2018

Propagate Twice

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The highly anticipated opening of the Blendery Tasting Room from Beachwood Brewing is coming up.

This won’t be the normal type of opening though. For one, this is a long term blending process that requires time. The goal is to be blending various ages of beer and this early in the game there simply isn’t enough aged beer to blend with new beer yet. Factor in that the regular Beachwood is still producing a staggering amount of beer on a small system which is another limiting factor in quantity.

Which leads to the tasting room only being open extremely limited hours. And I am not kidding here. For example this November 1st, they will be open at 11am and will stay open to 6pm unless the beer runs out and then they will close. The same pop-up hours will happen in December and February, beer willing.

Combine the love of Beachwood (demand) with that limited quantity (supply) and basic economics tells me to expect to wait in line with many a beer geek.

For those willing to brave those lines, the first Propagation Series beers will be available for sale and on draught at the Tasting Room on November 1.

Here are the details on the first two beers in the series….
Propagation Series 001: Ale with Brettanomyces a Petite Saison
900 bottles available for release – Limit 3 bottles

Propagation Series 002: Ale with Lactobacillus and Brettanomyces a Berliner Weisse
1250 bottles available for release – Limit 3 bottles